"The first victory we can claim is that our hearts are free of hatred. Hence we say to those who persecute us and who try to dominate us: ‘You are my brother. I do not hate you, but you are not going to dominate me by fear. I do not wish to impose my truth, nor do I wish you to impose yours on me. We are going to seek the truth together’. THIS IS THE LIBERATION WHICH WE ARE PROCLAIMING."
Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas (2002)

Friday, March 13, 2015

Cuban police arrest nine feminists for commemorating International Women's Day

Cuban police arrest nine women activists as they try to commemorate International Women's Day

Cuban police in Camaguey on Sunday, March 8, 2015 arrested nine members of the Rosa Parks Women's Movement for Civil Rights and 10 other activists as they tried to commemorate International Women's Day.

"How sad and embarrassing that the government sees as a threat to state a group of women who gather to celebrate such a symbolic date," said the group's leader, Marvelis Rodriguez. "It is demeaning that the government hits and jails defenseless women."